This was the drawings that I had in mind since the beginning. I am overall satisfied with the final outcome and I think that the illustration represents me well.
The character is a cartoon and I am not confident with cartoon characters. However I believe that, in order to be a well-rounded artist, it is always important to try new things. I wasn’t sure if leaving the background blank was a good idea or no. So I went out and looked at the greeting cards sold in bookshops and the noticed that many of them had no background. So I guess it really depends on what you want to tell the audience.
Key Steps in Illustration 